Research Interests
plant-insect interactions, reproductive biology of plants, population biology, conservation biology; restoration
Research Description
My research addresses a number of topics in plant reproductive ecology and conservation biology. Currently my emphasis is in four areas: plant interactions, rare plant conservation, reproductive ecology and seed ecology.
Education
Ph.D., 1997, University of Iowa
M.S., 1991, Univ. of Puerto Rico
Additional Campus Affiliations
Interim Director, Illinois Natural History Survey
Principal Research Scientist, Plant Ecology, Illinois Natural History Survey
Research Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Department Affiliate, Plant Biology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Entomology
Recent Publications
Molano-Flores, B., Dickerson, P., McIntyre, S., Nieset, J., & Dietrich, C. H. (2024). A Three-Year Survey of the Rare Stem-Boring Moth Papaipema eryngii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Natural Areas Journal, 44(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.1.21
Molano-Flores, B., & Cohen, J. I. (2024). Introduction to the Special Issue of Plants on “Advances in Plant Reproductive Ecology and Conservation Biology”. Plants, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13050605
Dunn, P. O., Ahmed, I., Armstrong, E., Barlow, N., Barnard, M. A., Bélisle, M., Benson, T. J., Berzins, L. L., Boynton, C. K., Brown, T. A., Cady, M., Cameron, K., Chen, X., Clark, R. G., Clotfelter, E. D., Cromwell, K., Dawson, R. D., Denton, E., Forbes, A., ... Whittingham, L. A. (2023). Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America. Ecology, 104(5), Article e4036. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4036
Glass, N., de Oliveira, E. D., Molano-Flores, B., Matamala, R., Whelan, C. J., & Gonzalez-Meler, M. A. (2023). Root litter decomposition rates and impacts of drought are regulated by ecosystem legacy. Applied Soil Ecology, 189, Article 104903. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4174795, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104903
Haines, A., Carter, A., Leu, M., Molano-Flores, B., & Davis, O. (2023). Editorial: Imperiled species recovery under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 4, Article 1257662. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1257662